The Raiders are down to 53. Scott Gulbransen is joined by Raider Fan Radio’s Murf to break down every cut, every surprise, and every name that made the team, and they want Raider Nation weighing in with him while it happens.
Call in, comment, argue with a cut you don't like, tell us who you think won't make it through the week. This episode is built around the live conversation, not around a script.
There's a wrinkle waiting at the end of this roster, too. The Raiders landed the first waiver claim priority in the league this year, which means once cutdown day wraps around the NFL and players hit the wire, Las Vegas gets the first look at anyone another team let go, ahead of every other club in football.
So the 53-man roster on the board today isn't necessarily the 53-man roster the Raiders carry into Week 1. Scott and Murf walk through why Monday's roster could already look different from Sunday's, and who the front office might be eyeing off other teams' cut lists.
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Chapters:
00:00 Show open — special cutdown-day edition
00:33 Bringing on Murf, fresh off his flight from Vegas
01:00 The 53-man roster drops (Raiders late as usual)
01:21 Trade: Raiders send Jordan Meredith to the Jets
02:58 Why this 53 isn't the Week 1 53
03:56 How the waiver wire actually works for the Raiders
04:31 Keyron Crawford lost for the season on IR
06:02 Malcolm Koonce and filling the edge void
08:47 Surprise cut: Roman Hemby out of the RB room
09:23 No other Indiana Hoosiers made the team but Mendoza
10:38 Connor Heyward's fullback role and the Marcel Reese comp
12:26 Quarterback room: all three kept, no surprise there
13:08 Tight ends locked in, wide receiver group set
14:03 The debate: how worried should fans be about the WRs?
19:00 Offensive line: the Antonio Mafi surprise
20:47 Why better coaching changes everything up front
26:38 Realistic 2026 expectations against a brutal schedule
27:49 Turning to defense and first-year coordinator Rob Leonard
30:12 Six corners, five safeties: what the numbers signal
33:03 Watch for progression, not perfection, this year
34:12 The Aidan O'Connell question and why he won't stick around
38:10 One Nation Foundation and the Raider Dad tailgate
41:55 Murph's show info and how to follow Raiders Fan Radio
42:58 Sign-off and what's next on the waiver wire
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